Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects for Advancing Durable Peace
WASHINGTON, 02 October 2017 / PRN Africa / -- Good morning. Thank you, President Lindborg, for the kind introduction. I am grateful to you and Ambassador Carson for the invitation to participate in this important symposium on Nigeria. It is great to be back at the U.S. Institute of Peace, where each day you bring together key policy makers to engage in open dialogue on today's most pressing issues.
African Leaders to Headline Rhodes Forum Speaking in Abuja ahead of the Forum, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan said:
"The challenges facing the world today - whether financial crises, armed conflicts, increasing terrorist threats and immigration on an unprecedented scale - cannot be tackled by countries or even continents in isolation. They demand profound global thinking and willingness to seek solutions through dialogue, mutual respect and open-mindedness."
BERLIN, October 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
The Rhodes Forum opens this week with a strong African presence headlining a diverse array of high-profile international speakers to discuss and seek practical solutions to major global challenges being faced today.
Presidents Goodluck Jonathan (Nigeria, 2010-15) and Dioncounda Traoré (Mali, 2012-13) will address the opening plenary session on 6 October alongside Oxford University's Professor of Globalisation and Development, Ian Goldin, a former adviser to Nelson Mandela; Dominique de Villepin, Prime Minister of France (2005-07); and Vladimir Yakunin, Co-founder and Chairman of the DOC Research Institute, the independent international think tank that organises the Forum.
When 26 boys were brutally murdered by Islamic militants in Borno State, Oby Ezekwesili experienced one of the worst days of her life. With her cries for justice falling on deaf ears, Ezekwesili was forced to move on with a heavy heart. In just a few months, 276 girls were kidnapped by the same group and this time, Ezekwesili vowed to never stop the fight, against every odd until every single girl was returned to their parents. On this first episode of Against the Odds with Peace Hyde Oby Ezekwesili shares her inspirational nerve breaking story
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On this first episode of Against the Odds with Peace Hyde Oby Ezekwesili shares her inspirational nerve-breaking story
LAGOS, Nigeria, July 3, 2017/APO/ --
When 26 boys were brutally murdered by Islamic militants in Borno State, Oby Ezekwesili experienced one of the worst days of her life. With her cries for justice falling on deaf ears, Ezekwesili was forced to move on with a heavy heart.
In just a few months, 276 girls were kidnapped by the same group and this time, Ezekwesili vowed to never stop the fight, against every odd until every single girl was returned to their parents.
On this first episode of Against the Odds with Peace Hyde Oby Ezekwesili shares her inspirational nerve-breaking story.
Watch the Full Episode: http://APO.af/pQjKPX.
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India Wins Enactus World Cup 2017 in London

LONDON, September 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/
In a close competition, Team India has emerged as the winner of the 2017 Enactus World Cup.
Enactus is an international non-profit dedicated to inspiring students to take entrepreneurial action to improve the lives of others. The Enactus World Cup features the best social innovation projects created by the top university and college teams from 36 countries, qualified from 1,700 campuses and 72,000 student participants around the globe.
Enactus Team India, represented by Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, was named World Champion for Project Raahat, which is significantly reducing sanitation issues in slum communities of urban Delhi, and Udaan, an initiative that empowers women to operate computer centres in rural India to promote skill development and increase awareness of economic opportunities.
Happy 57th Independence Anniversary Nigeria! Congratulations to all Nigerians! We won! Let us rejoice with thanksgiving to Almighty God our Father JEHOVAH! For He has given us victory over every adversary in Jesus' mighty name. HALLELUJAH!
Social Climbing: Executives Rank Facebook First Survey Reveals Preferred Social Media Platforms Among Creative Managers and Workers
MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether for business or pleasure, Facebook reigns supreme among managers and employees, according to new research from staffing firm The Creative Group. When asked which social media platform they would choose if limited to one for both professional and personal use, the top response among advertising and marketing executives (44 percent) and workers (58 percent) was Facebook. LinkedIn came in second, cited by 17 percent of creative managers and 13 percent of professionals. Click here to read more.
Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (left) meets Luis Alfonso de Alba, Vice-Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Mexico.
UN Photo/Kim Haughton
22 September 2017
United Nations, New York
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Two major drivers of a modern film industry are missing in the Nigerian film industry (including Nollywood and Kannywood) and they are the absence of film markets and film commissions. And without them, Nigeria is losing millions of dollars every year and the film industry will remain underdeveloped. But before starting a Nigerian film market, every state in Nigeria, including Abuja needs a film commission.
Presently there is no single functional film commission in Nigeria, because Nigeria does not have any film commissioner.
You cannot have a film commission without a certified film commissioner.
The United States of America has the largest number of film commissions in the world with one or more in every state.
President Bill Clinton And James Patterson's Upcoming Novel THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING To Be Adapted Into Series By SHOWTIME®
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, SHOWTIME announced it has acquired the rights to adapt into a series THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING, based on the highly anticipated novel by President Bill Clinton and bestselling author James Patterson set to be published in 2018. In the book, President Clinton and Patterson tell the startling story of a sitting U.S. president's disappearance, with the level of detail that only someone who has held the office can know – generating a powerful, one-of-a-kind thriller. Though fictional, the story brings to life the pressures and realities of the most important position in the world. The announcement was made today by David Nevins, President and CEO, Showtime Networks Inc.

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"I'm really enjoying writing this book and working with Jim," said President Bill Clinton. "And I can't wait to see SHOWTIME bring the characters to life."
"Bringing THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING to SHOWTIME is a coup of the highest order," Nevins said. "The pairing of President Clinton with fiction's most gripping storyteller promises a kinetic experience, one that the book world has salivated over for months and that now will dovetail perfectly into a politically relevant, character-based action series for our network."
STEPHANIE LINUS TAKES 'DRY' TO THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
It’s been a busy week for #Nollywood diva, filmmaker, philanthropist and UNFPA Ambassador, Stephanie Linus as she joined other world leaders, policy makers and key stakeholders for strategic meetings at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly currently taking place in New York, USA.
This high profile event which has been graced by world leaders such as United States of America President Donald Trump, and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations comprising of 193 Member States. In her capacity as the UNFPA Ambassador for Maternal Health in West and Central Africa, Mrs Linus has reaffirmed her commitment to ending Fistula by mobilizing the support and commitment needed to rid the world of Fistula once and for all.
The actress also recorded another milestone as her advocacy movie on fistula awareness, DRY, was screened at one of the events in an audience comprising of several African leaders, first ladies, health experts and policy makers.
